KIM R. JESSUM for Assistant Secretary Philadelphia Bar Association
KIM R. JESSUM
for Assistant SecretaryPhiladelphia Bar Association
Stradley Ronon
2600 One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 564-8165/kjessum@stradley.com
AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Philadelphia Bar Association
*Co-chair, Green Ribbon Task Force
*Editor-in-Chief, The Philadelphia Lawyer
*Philadelphia Bar Foundation Young Lawyers Andrew Hamilton Circle
*Co-chair, Intellectual Property Law Committee (2008-2009)
*Board of Governors (2003-2004, 2006-2008)
*Business Law Section Executive Committee (2005-2008)
*Audit Committee (2007-2008)
*Lobbying Task Force (2007-2008)
*Nominating Committee Task Force (2008)
*2007 Bench-Bar Committee
*Nominating Committee (2004, 2006-2007)
*Young Lawyers Division Chair (2004)
*Sandra Day O’Connor Award Committee (2004)
*Judicial Selection and Retention Commission (2004)
Pennsylvania Bar Association
*Chair, In-house Counsel Committee
*Co-chair, 2010 Midyear Meeting
*Co-chair, Women in Profession 2010 Annual Meeting
*Advisory Panel, Business Lawyers’ Institute
*Member, Review and Certifying Board
* Zone Chair, Young Lawyers Division (2003-2006)
American Bar Association
*Intellectual Property Law Section
CLE Officer
Chair, 2009 & 2010 Annual Conference
Vice-chair, Division VIII, Meetings & Resolutions (2009-2010)
Long Range Planning Committee (2009)
Co-chair, CLE Teleconferences Committee (2005-2007)
Chair, Patent Office Reform Sub-committee of Patent Legislation Committee (2006-2008)
Co-chair, Young Lawyers Committee (2002-2005)
*Litigation Section
Co-chair, Distance CLE
Co-chair, Technology for the Litigator Committee (2007-2010)
*Business Law Section Fellow (2005-2007)
*Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems
*Standing Committee on Membership
*Standing Committee on CLE (2006-2009)
*Young Lawyers Division (1998-2006)
Chair, E-Communications Board (2004-2005)
Chair (2003-2004), Intellectual Property & Internet Law Committee
Resolutions Committee (2002-2003)
Pennsylvania Delegate, Annual and Mid-year meetings (2001-2006)
Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Court
*President (2006-2007)
Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association
*Board Member (2007-2009)
Other Affiliations and Activities
*Philadelphia Zoo Corporate Leadership Council
*Coach, Students Run Philly Style
*Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania
*Member, Brehon Law Society
*Member, Host Committee for 30th Anniversary Philadelphia VIP Gala
*Volunteer, Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, Temple-LEAP High School Mock Trial Competition, Law Fair, LegalLine P.M., Habitat for Humanity, Lawyers in the Classroom Project, Homeless Advocacy Project, Ronald McDonald House
*Board Member, Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (2002-2004)
*Board Member, Kitty Cottage Adoption Center, Blue Bell, PA (2005-2007)
*Participant, 2010 SheRox Triathlon, 2008-2009 Philadelphia Marathon, 2005 Boston Marathon, 2004 Rock n’ Roll Marathon, 2001 Chicago Marathon
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
*Of Counsel, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Philadelphia, PA
*Patent Counsel, Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, PA (2004-2006)
*Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA (2000-2004)
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
*Master of Biotechnology, Biopharmaceuticals, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, IIT, Chicago, IL
*B.S. Chemical Engineering & B.A. Applied Science, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
*Associate, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, PA (1998-2000)